| Deposit ID | 10071100 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014318 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Oxarna Gold Mining Co. Property, American Dollar Mine, Oxarna Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.67037, 44.36933 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2530 |
| Relative position | 2 MI SE OF CUSTER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sunbeam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 012N | 015E | 14 | W2 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Andesite | ||||||
| Rock description | Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -114.67037, 44.36933 |
|---|
| Strike | N 55 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65 DEG NE |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Yankee Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | M & S Mining Company |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1980 |
| First year | 1980 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Dollar Mining And Milling Co., Inc. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2133.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014318 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_433 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370307 | data consolidated into this record |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1001501 |
UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 539, 104 P.
UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, USGS BULL. 539, P. 86.
ANDERSON, A. L., 1949, SILVER - GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE YANKEE FORK DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 83, 37 P.
1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., BULL. 539
1949 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 83
EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1907, P. 76-77.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 452, P. 212.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 PARALLEL VEINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 26-JUN-1992 | McHugh, Edward L. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/18/1989 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1001501 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Black Mine |
| Current operator | M & S Mining Company |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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